All child care and protection workers should have the tools and knowledge to adequately assess how to support a child. This includes:
-Knowledge on the effects of institutional care and child development information
-Skills for healthy behaviour, critical thinking and leadership so that youth feel capable and in control of their life choices, and engage as role models for their peer groups
The social worker must have theoretical knowledge and practical skills:
- To know and respect children rights and protection
- To acknowledge, understand and apply the reform principles in the child protection system
-To be familiar with methods, procedures and practice standards on placement in foster care
-To be able to inform correctly and in due time about any modifications in his/her activity
-To have verbal and non-verbal communication abilities at both individual and community level, in various ethnical and cultural circumstances
-To participate at specialized or professional training programs organized by the employer
-To have a clear and concise expression manner
-To use an adequate language in verbal and written communication
-To be able to encourage community participation in solving the problems of its members
-To be able to involve clients in the elaboration and development of crisis management individual plans
-To know the correct needs and resource assessment methods in order to elaborate an appropriate crisis management plan
-To be able to identify and coordinate activities and services in order to make specific case interventions effective
-Teamwork abilities
-To show professional integrity
-To respect professional confidentiality and ethics
-To know the specialized information sources
